And I like the passion that people have when they're trying to prove they can make a movie or be a movie star.

I always see other people as predecessors and admire them.

You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making.

You should look up some of the reviews. The New York Times review is so over-the-top funny. It's hysterical. You should dig it out.

One of my fears is that I'm suddenly not going to be funny, but still think I am. That's like my nightmare that I can wake up in a cold sweat from.

When Jim Carrey signed on to star in [The Cable Guy], and then they asked me to produce it, I made a very brief plea to direct - which was rejected really as quickly as anything can be.

Humor is his defense mechanism, so that would allow me to talk about some serious subjects, but get a lot of hilarious jokes in.